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A. BRADLiY.

COUNTER.

APPLICATION nun JUNE 13.1919.

1 32 1 7 O7 Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

fl. ,Bradley INVINTOR.

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ALBERT BRADLEY, 0F WILKINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

COUNTER.

Application filed June 13, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT BRADLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at VVilkinsburg, inthe county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Counters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a counter construction and has for its primary object to provide a counter, certain parts of which may be displaced for the purpose of arranging articles in position to be displayed.

An object of the invention is to provide a counter having movable panels that may be adjusted to position to allow articles to be readily viewed.

Besides the above my invention is distinguished in the manner of mounting each panel for movement in combination with a base having a movable foot board so as to provide supporting surfaces.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention will be better understood from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of the counter.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged View of one of the slides.

Fig. 4: is a sectional view illustrating the foot board in raised position.

Again referring to the drawing illustrating one of the many forms in which my invention may be constructed, the numeral 1 designates the top of a counter supported above the base 2 by partitions 3. Slidably mounted between each pair of partitions is a panel 4:.

For the purpose of allowing this panel to move bodily vertically or inclined at an angle to the base 2, I provide slides 5 and 6 each consisting of a bar 7 slidable in a cleat 8 and rigidly held in adjusted position by a thumb screw 9. One end of the bar 7 is pivotally connected to a clip 10 secured to the panel 4. Each partition is provided with a series of openings 11 for the reception of pins of the usual construction for supporting shelves. Of course it is to be understood that the panel 4 may be arranged at an angle for allowing articles to rest against the same or shelves may be arranged in place for supporting articles.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

Serial No. 303,839.

Cooperating with the base 2, for support ing articles is a base board 12 hinged to the base 2 as indicated at 18 so as to swing to either of two positions. When the base board 12 is in its adjusted position any suitable element may be used for bracing the board in this position such as providing a hook 13 connected to a partition and adapted to engage or disengage a staple 14: in the base board. From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing it should be apparent that I provide a counter of simple substantial construction, certain parts of which may be displaced for allowing articles to be displayed instead of having such articles along a counter which is the usual practice. By my construction I am able to save space as the space within the counter now constructed is usually unoccupied.

It is of course to be understood that the invention may be constructed in various other manners than shown andtherefore I do not desire to be limited in any manner except as set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In combination with a counter including a top, a base, and partition members supporting said top; a display panel mounted within said counter for independent movement transversely of the same, upper and lower supporting and adjusting members mounted on said partition members and independently adjustable transversely of the same, and pivotal connections between the forward ends of said support ing and adjusting members and the panel for adjusting said panel toward and away from the front of the counter and varying its angular relation to the counter in accordance with adjustment of the supporting and adjusting members.

2. In a counter construction, stationary cleats, slides slidably supported thereby, thumb screws carried by the cleats and adapted to bind against the slides and a movable panel having a movable connection with said slides.

In testimony whereof I a'l'fix my signature.

ALBERT BRADLEY.

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